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Batangas province experienced a significant seismic event this morning. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the region at 8:24 a.m.
The earthquake’s epicenter was located approximately five kilometers southwest of Calaca, also within Batangas province. This tectonic event had a depth of focus of 14 kilometers, as reported by Phivolcs director Teresito “Toto” Bacolcol.
The following intensities have been recorded in these areas:
Intensity V – Batangas City, And Lemery, Batangas
Intensity IV – City of Muntinlupa; Sta. Teresita, Batangas
Intensity III – City of Tagaytay, Cavite; Talisay, San Jose, City of Lipa, Padre Garcia, And Laurel, Batangas
Intensity II – City of General Trias, Cavite; Pateros, Metro Manila; Quezon City; City of Valenzuela; City of Pasay; Obando, And City of Meycauayan, Bulacan; Santa Cruz, And San Pablo, Laguna
Intensity I – City of Pasig; City of Caloocan
The following areas reported the following instrumental intensities:
Intensity V – Lemery, Batangas
Intensity IV – Cuenca, Bauan, Sta. Teresita, And San Luis, Batangas; City of Tagaytay, Cavite; City of Muntinlupa
Intensity III – Laurel, And Batangas City, Batangas; Dolores, Quezon
Intensity II – Talisay, And Rosario, Batangas; Magallanes, Cavite; Boac, Marinduque; City of Las Piñas; City of Pasay; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Mauban, Polillo, And Gumaca, Quezon; Taytay, And City of Antipolo,Rizal
Intensity I – Malvar, Batangas; City of Malolos, And Guiguinto, Bulacan; Ternate, Cavite; San Pablo, Laguna; City of Malabon, City of San Juan, City of Parañaque, Pateros, Metro Manila; Abra De Ilog, And Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro; City of Lucena; Alabat, And Lucban, Quezon; Tanay, Rizal; Dinalupihan, Bataan
As usual, people in the affected areas turned to X (formerly Twitter):
Muntinlupa City Mayor Ruffy Biazon ordered the suspension of classes in all levels in public schools to give way for the inspection of school buildings. He, however, left it to the discretion of the school’s management in the private schools whether to follow suit.
Phivolcs has cautioned residents to brace for potential aftershocks. It is expected that there may be damage to infrastructure in the affected areas.
Source: TheManilaTimes, Phivolcs, Inquirer, GMANews
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